15. Jayadharma (Jaya-dharma Tirtha or Vijayadhvaja Tirtha)

1300s–1400s

Jayadharma appeared prior to 1420. As a boy he took sannyasa and traveled
and preached incessantly. Thus in due time he became the seventh heir to the
preceptorial seat (1434–48). Jaya-dharma wrote a commentary on theSrimad-BhagavatamcalledBhakti-ratnavali,by
bringing out the dualist point of view in the line of Madhava. To this day,
followers ofMadhvahold
to this devotional work as a standard reference. Jaya-dharma left the world
in 1448. Hissamadhiis
at Kanya Tirtha, Vrindavana.